Remote and Rural Healthcare Education Alliance

• Clinical peripherality : characterising remote and rural primary care Download (2 MB)

  This study was designed to explore services provided by remote and rural healthcare staff and to investigate implications for training.

• Delivery of Dental Vocational Qualifications Education in Remote & Rural Areas Download (255 KB)

  Discussion Paper

• Developing a rural advanced practitioner educational pathway summary of stakeholder consultation Download (244 KB)

  Developing a rural advanced practitioner educational pathway summary of stakeholder consultation

• DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL GENERIC (HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE) SUPPORT WORKER ROLES: SUMMARY OF NATIONAL POLICY, REPORTING AND PROGRESS Download (2 MB)

  DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL GENERIC (HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE) SUPPORT WORKER ROLES: SUMMARY OF NATIONAL POLICY, REPORTING AND PROGRESS

• Education and training for community nurses working in remote, rural and island contexts Download (209 KB)

  The purpose of this paper is to highlight an area of potential work that may be of interest to the Modernising Community Nursing Programme Board and the sub­groups.

• EDUCATION TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE REDESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY OF RURAL GENERAL HOSPITALS 2012 -2013 Download (103 KB)

  Malcolm Wright, CEO NHS Education for Scotland, has agreed that providing educational support for the ongoing work to redesign and develop the rural general hospital workforce across Scotland is a priority for NES. RRHEAL are leading this...

• Evidence Resources Link

  Podcast from Rural Generic Support Worker (RGSW) Event 29 June 2016. This podcast is for outdated and for illustrative purposes only.

• NHS Education for Scotland Inclusive Education and Learning Policy Download (232 KB)

  NHS Education for Scotland Inclusive Education and Learning Policy

• NHS Education for Scotland Rural General Hospital: Workforce and Education Network Event 27th September 2013 Download (553 KB)

  Following circulation of the NES Supporting Remote and Rural Healthcare 2013 paper, NES held a Workforce & Education Network Event in Inverness on the 27th September. The aim of this event was to bring together workforce and education colleagues...

• Options for educational development of new and existing Rural Generic (Health & Social Care) Support Worker Roles Download (919 KB)

  The Rural Generic (Health & Social Care) Support Worker (RGSW) needs to be appropriately trained to meet the requirements of their role and requires to be prepared both initially and on an ongoing basis to develop and maintain knowledge and...

• Recruitment and retention of health care providers and public sector workers in remote rural areas Download (415 KB)

  Northern Peripheries Project (NPP) Recruit and Retain Case study from the NPP recruit and retain stornoway conference in 11 October 2011 . The project partners bring together their remote and rural expertise to design and deliver the education...

• Recruitment and retention of remote and rural healthcare staff Download (5 MB)

  Making it work. Powerpoint presentation from the Rethinking Remote conference on 23-24 May 2016. Recruiting and retaining health care staff and other skilled employees is a common problem in remote and rural communities. There is no single...

• Remote & Rural Advanced Practice Educational Pathway Download (482 KB)

  In collaboration with multi-agency partners the Remote and Rural Healthcare Education Alliance (RRHEAL), NHS Education for Scotland (NES) have initiated a programme of work across Scottish remote, rural and island Boards to develop a new standard,...

• Remote and rural advanced nurse practitioner Download (2 MB)

  Rural Teams RNP Final Report. Mapping of advanced level nursing competencies to support the development of the Rural Nurse Practitioner role. The purpose of this report is to consider skill clusters and competencies that may be required by an...

• Remote and rural biomedical scientist report Download (251 KB)

  The report will focus on identification of existing education which meets the needs at postgraduate level. The report will also identify existing educational gaps in availability of education for remote and rural biomedical science workforce...

• RGSW in Orkney Final Report Download (629 KB)

  The Rural Generic (Health & Social Care) Support Worker Projects: Final Report 1. Mapping of health and social care support worker level competencies and educational provision 2. Workshop

• RRHEAL high dependency and critical care education (Poster) Download (4 MB)

  Rethinking Remote Conference 24-25 May 2018: Poster - RRHEAL High Dependency & Critical Care Education for Remote Rural and Islands Nursing Teams in the Rural General Hospital (RGH) Setting

• RRHEAL Rural Advanced Nurse Practitioner Education Needs Download (735 KB)

  As part of ongoing work to help develop accessible, affordable and sustainable education and training, the Remote and Rural Healthcare Educational Alliance (RRHEAL) sought to explore the specific education and training priorities for rural...

• Rural generic (health and social care) support worker (RGSW) poster Download (392 KB)

  Education supporting workforce choice, employer efficiency and improved quality client centred, service delivery. Poster submitted at the NHS Scotland Event in June 2014. A number of remote and island territorial NHS Boards and Partnerships had an...

• Rural Generic Support Workers: Sharing Evidence and Experience 29 June 2016 Download (2 MB)

  Event Summary Report: An event was held by the Remote and Rural Healthcare Educational Alliance (RRHEAL) on 29 June 2016 to share the developing evidence base and recent experiences in recruiting Generic Support Workers to enhance person-centred...

• Scottish GP rural acute care competencies and educational needs Download (7 MB)

  Poster submitted at the RCGP annual primary care conference on 3-6 October 2012 entitled Scottish GP rural acute care competencies and educational needs. This poster describes a rural specific education pathway which is cost effective and...

• Scottish GP rural acute care competencies and educational needs [abstract] Download (13 KB)

  Abstract submission for the RCGP Annual Primary Care Conference on 3-6 October 2012. The Remote and Rural Implementation group (RRIG) Scotland, highlighted the sustainability of services and workforce in remote Community Hospitals as a priority...

• SRMC-Bulletin-October-2021 Download (2 MB)

  Scottish rural medicine collaborative bulletin October 2021

• Support remote and rural healthcare Download (274 KB)

  NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Board Paper August 2013. NES has a raft of educational initiatives in place to support the rural workforce both through the directorate structure and the cross-cutting work led by RRHEAL, which is...

• The Knowledge Network Link

  Podcast from the Rural Generic Support Worker (RGSW) Event 29 June 2016. This podcast is for outdated and for illustrative purposes only.

• Why Rural Guide to life in Rural Highlands Download (407 KB)

  A guide to rural life in the highlands and what it could mean for you

• Why Rural Recruitment Booklet Download (424 KB)

  Why Rural Recruitment Booklet

• Why Rural Retention Booklet Download (440 KB)

  Why Rural Retention Booklet

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